Mental Health Resources for Clients and Professionals

The Austin Group Psychotherapy Society is an "interdisciplinary organization of psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, and counselors who share a mutual commitment to continuing professional development and to excellence in the practice of group psychotherapy."

The website for The American Psychological Association, which is the largest scientific and professional organization of psychology in the United States, provides a wealth of diverse resources.

The The Capital Area Psychological Association is "an association of mental health professionals who engage in continuing education, monthly meetings, and professional development." Their website also contains a resource page with several crisis hotlines and information lines for resources in Central Texas.

Cinematherapy, this site details movies that relate to different psychological challenges, providing write-ups and some therapeutic guidelines for watching them. This site is not meant as a substitute for professional therapy, but could perhaps augment traditional counseling.

Internet Mental Health, as the site notes, this is a free encyclopedia of mental health information created by a Canadian psychiatrist, Dr. Phillip Long. It contains information on different disorders, medications, research journals and more.

The Jung Society of Austin provides classes in the fundamentals of Jungian Psychology, dream work, and more, such as a library of Jung-related resources.

The Mental Health Channel is a free, web-based series created to raise awareness about a wide variety of mental health issues.

Mindfulness-based meditation videos are provided free-of-charge by Dr. Zuniga. These videos contain helpful suggestions for starting a meditation practice, as well as three different traditional guided meditations: an introduction to diaphragmatic breathing (just under 7 minutes), lovingkindness meditation (just under 12 minutes), and a body scan (just over 22 minutes). Diaphragmatic breathing is frequently used to cultivate relaxation and awareness. Lovingkindness meditation is a traditional visualization practice designed to systematically generate compassion for both ourselves and others. The body scan is an often used meditation to cultivate progressive physical relaxation in a person's body.

The National Alliance on Mental Illness observes that nearly 60 million Americans experience a mental health condition every year. This organization provides information on treatment, support groups, peer support, social media support, local resources and more.

The National Institute on Drug Abuse facilitates research and the dissemination of research to help people struggling with addiction, and to help lay and professional caregivers. This site also includes information related to children and addiction.

The National Institute of Mental Health is a free, reliable resource for information on many mental health concerns. It provides some diagnostic criteria, research, and information regarding mental health concerns.

PsychologyTools was establisted by Dr Matthew Whalley, a Clinical Psychologist working in the UK, as a way to develop and share materials useful to therapists.

StopPicking.com is an on-line behavioral program designed to help people reduce some forms of self-injury such as unwanted skin picking, nail biting, cheek and lip biting behaviors. This site does require a small fee.